An innovative way for job seekers to gain work experience, or a sneaky excuse for employers to recruit unpaid labour?
In a survey of 6,000 businesses, almost half (45%) said that it was very or quite difficult to find the right member staff for a position, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
Following the Chancellor’s announcement last week on sweeping changes to the UK’s employment tribunal system, employers should be warned the proposals carry ‘concealed and complex risks’.
With unemployment at a 17-year high and the unemployment total for 16-24 year olds at 991,000, young people shun careers in key growth industries, according to Magnified Learning.
Women who would have seen a two-year increase to their state pension age will have their wait reduced to 18 months, welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith (pictured) has announced yesterday, meaning the...
The press loves a stereotype when it comes to young people. Angry youths, hoodies, bricks through windows, lazy dropouts, looting? If the riots during our summer of discontent are anything to go by,...
DLA Piper's fourth report in the Shifting Landscapes series, which look at the online challenges to traditional business models, offers an in-depth study into the use of social media in the workplace....
Although the UK may have some of the longest working hours in Europe, 40% of employees admit they “don’t spend enough time” socialising with their colleagues.
For England fans the Rugby World Cup is over, while a French team outperformed their rivals against the odds and are now on course for their third consecutive semi-final.
UK workers are putting in 26 million extra hours in the workplace each day, according to new research from Aviva.
Women now make up 9% of all board members in FTSE 350 companies, according to the Board Structure and non-executive Directors’ Fees report from Deloitte, published this morning.
The UK pension system has maintained its sixth place ranking for the third year running in a global comparison of national pension systems, according to HR consultancy Mercer.
